Inhofe v. Maddow on global warming

UPDATE#4: (3/15 12:30 p.m.) Inhofe’s office says he will be ont the Rachel Maddow show tonight.

UPDATE #3 (3/14, c. 12:30 p.m.): Inhofe spokesman Matt Dempsey e-mailed me an hour ago and said that they were told Maddow was a no-go today. I have e-mailed and called MSNBC to find out whether Inhofe is scheduled. Still no word back. What’s going on?

UPDATE #2: (3/14, midmorning): This just in from MSNBC, Maddow v. Inhofe is scheduled for today’s broadcast.

UPDATE #1 (3/13, afternoon) : Team Inhofe tells me that Maddow show pulled Inhofe in order to cover today’s election results. I’ll let you know when there is a reschedule.

While Peter Gleick refused a Heartland Institute invitation to debate global warming — only one consensus scientist, Scott Denning, has taken on that challenge — Inhofe loves mixing it up. He’s been pushing for a debate with Rep. Ed Markey. You can see a taste of what the debate might look here.

(By the way, if you get the book, Inhofe mentions my column on page 66.)

I’ll end with a question: Why is it that global warming deniers want to debate while global warming believers do not? I think you know the answer.